Xu Taiping smiled and shook his head.
"No, he would never abandon the city and flee."
Huo Xuan said gravely:
"These Nine Abysses Demon Seeds care nothing for saving face. Everything they consider is for the sake of victory."
His implication was that even the Northern Emperor was capable of such a thing.
Xu Taiping said seriously:
"Like all of you, the Northern Emperor should already have realized that I am gathering battle intent to slay the Demon Mother, so he will never stand idly by and ignore me and this Demon-Slaying Army."
"He will certainly want to crush this Demon-Slaying Army before its battle intent can threaten the Demon Mother."
At these words, understanding dawned on the commanders-in-chief.
Huo Xuan gave Xu Taiping a long look, then said with admiration:
"I never imagined you had already thought so far ahead, Taiping Commander-in-Chief."
Xu Taiping smiled.
During this time, aside from cultivating with the Jiazi Pot, he had been using Lotus Eye Divination to deduce the course of the coming assault on Northern Emperor City.
Just then, Huo Xuan suddenly said gravely:
"Since you have already thought this through, Taiping Commander-in-Chief, let us discuss in detail how we should clear the way for your assault on Northern Emperor City!"
Zhao Cangwu nodded.
"Previously, we merely divided our forces to deal with the Northern Emperor Army at the front. Now, however, we must deal with the frontline demonic armies of the entire Heaven-Demon Battlefield. The forces involved will likely number six or seven million. We must indeed discuss this thoroughly."
Xu Taiping drew a deep breath, his gaze sharpening.
"Then let us first discuss how the Azure Dragon Armor should tie down the Southern Emperor's frontline army!"
Three days later.
"Whew..."
After spending three sleepless days finalizing their plans with